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Rather than be redundant, I'll just say that you should go to Kris' blog (link is below my profile) to see what we have been doing lately. The beach was great on Friday. It was a little crowded, and the youngest member of our group got a little sunburn, but she's ok.

She's Here!!

Kris arrived safely yesterday at approximately 2:00 pm. Her original arrival time was 1:24 pm, but the wintry weather in Ohio made some de-icing necessary before take-offs in Cincinnati and Columbus. Safety first. The weather that greeted her here was rainy and cloudy. It's not what we would have planned, but the rain was really needed down here. The manatees were starting to use Segways to get around because the rivers and streams were so shallow. Unfortunately, as sometimes happens, nature tries to catch up all at once. We've had about 2 inches of rain in the last 24 hours, along with thunder, lightning and some strong winds. It's clearing up now and tomorrow looks great. We are planning to hit the beaches.

Kris had planned on a day of shopping with Sue sometime during her visit. The weather made them decide to do that today. They left this morning for a girls' day out. There are several, big outlet malls in the area, so they have a lot of stores to choose from. I don't expect to see them until late afternoon. Wickett and I have transformed the bus into a "Man Cave" and are drinkin' beer and playin' Jethro Tull real loud out the windows. He knows all the words to "Aqualung".

Well, the sun is trying to appear now, so maybe the rain is over. I thought that I would wait until the weather was better to take pictures of Kris ( and she's not here anyway) so maybe tomorrow we'll have some photos.

Bill's Barge

I can just see us cruising up and down the ol' Caloosahatchee in this baby. I could even make some money by giving really slow Everglades sightseeing trips to balance out the airboat tours.

We see that Mike and Kim both got weather related days off today. Enjoy!!



Countdown to Kris' Visit: 1 day

Lunch And A Show

Today, a large group from Upriver went to the Broadway Palms Dinner Theater in Fort Myers. It was a matinee performance of Guys and Dolls, with a buffet dinner prior to the show. Both the food and the show were great. We got a chance to talk to some people from our park that we have seen, but not really gotten to know. The cast members in the show were really good actors and dancers. We already have made arrangements to go back to see Anything Goes on March 9th.














Right now, we are watching the Pro Bowl. Of course, we are rooting for Josh Cribbs and the five other Browns that are playing. Go AFC!! Lots of sports of interest in the news right now. The Malvern boys won #20 to finish the season undefeated. The KSU men won #19. One more will give them their 10th consecutive season with at least 20 wins. The Purdue men went into Madison, Wisconsin yesterday and beat the 8th ranked Badgers. And last, but not least, the Miami Red Hawks' hockey team is ranked #1 in the nation. Unfortunately, they hosted second ranked Michigan for two games over the weekend and lost one and tied the other.

The weather here has been great again today. The humidity has dropped a bit, so it is more comfortable. It looks like it will be good when Kris is here too. There is a chance for a little rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, but overall, it should be nice for her visit.

Countdown to Kris' visit: 2 days

Celebrate Ohio

Today, at 5:00, we had the Ohio Night potluck dinner. As usual for these potlucks, people brought all kinds of good food to share. Sue made the Halter family favorite, cheesy potato casserole. Needless to say, there was none of it left to bring home. The planners put together an Ohio slide show and sheets with lots of interesting Ohio facts. Then we all gave a short talk about ourselves, where we lived in Ohio and facts about our county. It was open to people who lived in Ohio now, lived there in the past or just wished that they lived in Ohio. We had representatives from 22 of Ohio's 88 counties. At the beginning of the dinner, they read a letter from Governor Strickland in which he proclaimed today as the date of the Upriver Ohio Recognition Dinner, and gave his good wishes to all of the Ohio snowbirds in the park.

Countdown to Kris' visit: 4 days

Another Beach Visit and Hornets Rule

Yesterday we drove over to Sanibel Island. We mostly drove around to get a better feel for the area. We had not been to the island before and it is one of our planned destinations when Kris is here. Even though it was Super Fat Tuesday, we had a sensible lunch at The Lighthouse Cafe. We bought some island duds at a shop next door(cap for me, t-shirt for Sue). Since we had to pass the grocery store on the way home, we stopped and stocked up for the weekend. Overall, we learned quite a bit about the local geography.

The pictures were taken at Senior Night after Malvern beat Strasburg, 76-45. That runs their record to 19-0, with one more game next Saturday. Nephew Trevor lead all scorers with 25 points, including 4 "3's". At 6'5", you can see where Trevor got his height.(hint: not from Grandma)

Hey Kids, What Day Is It?

It's Super Tuesday. It's Fat Tuesday.

It's Super Fat Tuesday!!
(pass the chili-cheese fries)